@Rawbiz
Swedish expat in Malta
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Registration: 23 August 2010
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Anyone from Atenas? Need information by Rawbiz
Hello everyone. I got a job opportunity in Costa Rica which allows me to work 90% from home, 10% from San Jose office. I will relocate with family over the next year (two kids age 6 and 9) and our choice so far has been Atenas. It is fairly small, ...
They are taking care of everything, yes. Read More
Anyone from Atenas? Need information
Hello everyone. I got a job opportunity in Costa Rica which allows me to work 90% from home, 10% from San Jose office. I will relocate with family over the next year (two kids age 6 and 9) and our choice so far has been Atenas. It is fairly small, ... Read More
Maltese nature photo group
Hello everyone! First of all please move if it is in the wrong section.. Anyhow, as I live in Malta and I am interested in photography and within photography nature and wildlife I have now created a Facebook group. The group will help ID and share ... Read More
Malta Visa for Australians by rabbitohs
Hi, Hopefully some one can help me. I've been exploring the possibility of my wife & I retiring to Malta. The more I look, the more it seems impossible. I've seen one visa where you have to buy a property for a minimum of 400,000 ...
Malta Global Residency Programme Introduced in June 2013, the Malta Global Residency Programme allows people who buy or rent a property in Malta and direct their income to Malta to qualify from a residence permit. In order to qualify for ... Read More
gambling winnings tax by kacper107107
Could you kindly inform if winnings on gambling ( sports betting ) are tax free in Malta??? I will be very grateful for help and offer a good bottle of champagne for help:)
Could you kindly inform if winnings on gambling ( sports betting ) are tax free in Malta??? I will be very grateful for help and offer a good bottle of champagne for help:)Hi. You do not have to pay taxes for gambling, as with casinos it is already ... Read More
recommended heaters in winter? by stef88
Hi 😊 can anyone recommend the best type of heater for winter that is least likely to cause any damp /mould and best for if you are asthmatic. Thanks!
Bumping this. Middle of november and we still have no duvets or any heaters/dehumidifiers in the appartment and it is rather warm. We did order one (pretty expensive) dehumidifier which will arrive on Monday, but that is becuase of the clothes ... Read More
Home Loan & associated costs by MKer
HI All, After input from anyone who has purchased a house here. I've got a bank appointment this week so hopefully most of our questions will be cleared up then but always good to get your input! We've spoken to one bank and we'll be ...
Hi! Interesting, please do update on the response as I am in similar situations, looking to buy a place end next year. Also wondering if 30/70 is strictly non-negotiable or you can add existing properties to it from abroad? I know that this is ... Read More
How do you solve a problem with mosquitoes? :) by SmallT.
Hi all! Who knows WHY in Malta on the windows is no mosquito nets? How do you solve a problem with mosquitoes?
Do you have stagnant water near you or something, as it sounds like there is something more happening?Probably, as we have 3 construction sites a couple of meters from our house, plus a lots of vegetation.. But hopefully we will be free now :) Read More
How do you solve a problem with mosquitoes? :) by SmallT.
Hi all! Who knows WHY in Malta on the windows is no mosquito nets? How do you solve a problem with mosquitoes?
So here is a little update, took my son to Gzira policlinic. Doctor looked at him and asked in shock: Where do you people live?! I was like... In Gzira, 2 streets away, why? Anyway, he prescribed cortison and steroid for the bites, but did not do ... Read More
How do you solve a problem with mosquitoes? :) by SmallT.
Hi all! Who knows WHY in Malta on the windows is no mosquito nets? How do you solve a problem with mosquitoes?
Bumping an old post, sorry for that.. We are absolutely RUINED by mosquitos, our 3 year old son was sent home from daycare today in Gzira since his face is covered by about 20+ bites. They called us today and said "Parents are concerned" ... Read More
Local vegetables, Meat, Fish - St. Julian's, or close by by SlavojZizek
Hi, guys! I just moved to Malta, and I got my apartment set up, now I'm looking for sources of fresh, local vegetables, and meat, and fish, all the good stuff. I don't want plastic supermarket tomatoes from Holland. So, if anybody can ...
We were justs at a place called Azzopardi fisheries, it is about 3 minutes from the place we live in Gzira but it is also fairly close to Sliema. It had one of the biggest selection of fresh fish I have ever seen in my life, and I am a Swede so that ... Read More
Local vegetables, Meat, Fish - St. Julian's, or close by by SlavojZizek
Hi, guys! I just moved to Malta, and I got my apartment set up, now I'm looking for sources of fresh, local vegetables, and meat, and fish, all the good stuff. I don't want plastic supermarket tomatoes from Holland. So, if anybody can ...
There are no markets as such, not in the St Julians/Sliema area at least. I think there is a market in Valletta, but not sure of the day. There is a big fish market on Sundays in Marsaxlokk, about 1 hour bus ride from Sliema. I personally dont like ... Read More
recommended heaters in winter? by stef88
Hi 😊 can anyone recommend the best type of heater for winter that is least likely to cause any damp /mould and best for if you are asthmatic. Thanks!
Is there actually anyone here who heats with electricity? When you say expensive, what are the numbers? We live in a really vented 2 bedroom old penthouse apartment, this is our first winter here and we are scared shitless. Plan is to get a decent ... Read More
Is 30k a good salary for malta? by dingdangdoo
Hello, I am wondering if 30k is considered a good salary for malta e.g comfortable. i would be hoping to save some money also while there. wont be doing anything crazy, just regular few drinks the weekend and meal etc. Thanks
i guess for me (actually two as my girlfriend will also be with me). would be hoping to do one or two holidays a year from malta maybe taking in some parts of europe. looking to get a fairly nice modern apt, i believe it will be in around 600/700 ... Read More
Bringing your pet to Malta - a success story! by SillyPennyP
I imported my faithful family dog into Malta today and it was really very simple. Microchipped, passported, vaccinated against rabies and send off for a permit to travel (which we asked for but they never sent so I had to wait 15 minutes for a vet ...
Last step of my journey to Malta, got the approval from the vet that all papers are OK and I will pick up my family and our Maine Coon cat on Tuesday. I have to say, it went fairly smoothly. I would have imagined it to be more hard, but actually a ... Read More